Venus Optics posted these two videos about a new Cine Zoom E-mount lens that will be announced soon!
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The Sigma 16mm F1. 4 DC DN Contemporary is an ultra-fast wide-angle prime for Sony APS-C mirrorless cameras. The lens features low-dispersion elements, a nine-blade aperture and weather-sealing, all for under $450.

The Sony A5000 has been officially marked as “discontinued” at BHphoto (Click here to see). You can still find the camera in Stock via third party sellers at Amazon. This might be another indirect hint that Sony will announce a new A5200 soon? Note: Also Sony Japan confirms the A5000 sales have been “terminated”.

Want to retouch your photos to look just like Pam Dave Zaring’s amazingly bad family photos that have been going viral? Photoshop expert Antti Karppinen has just released a tutorial showing how you can achieve the exact same look in Photoshop.

It seems like every month there’s an earth-shattering new camera bag that can hold ridiculous amounts of gear in an absurd number of compartments. Fstoppers decided to poke fun at this niche in the photo industry and created this humorous 3-minute sketch showing what camera bag marketing hype is like when you buy into it. […]

This is a nice story told by Evan. It has a sad end (as he didn’t get published) but there is a lesson in this for all of us. Keep up doing your great job Evan!
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If anyone in Blade Runner's dystopian Los Angeles did a fashion shoot, the photos would most likely look like these. That was the first thing that came to mind when I first saw Neon Night, one of Elizaveta Porodina's many recent sets.

Looking to make your own DIY overhead camera rig? Well, look no further – here is a 9-minute tutorial from photographer and YouTube star Peter McKinnon that shows you how to do just that. The first 2-minutes of the video are shot using an overhead rig, showing McKinnon performing some pretty cool magic (yeah, he does that […]

ePhotozine tested the Laowa 15mm FE lens: A solid manual focus lens, perhaps without the refinement in operation of the top marques, the Laowa 15mm f/2 brings to the table close focusing, quality of results and a unique f/2 aperture.

In January 2015, a 360-degree HD webcam was installed on top of the iconic Space Needle in Seattle. Ricardo Martin Brualla amassed still frames over the past 3 years and created this beautiful 4-minute time-lapse video showing how much Seattle has been developed over this period of time. Brualla is a Google researcher whose interests […]

New55 has announced that it has shut down operations, putting an end to its dreams of helping to bring peel-apart 4×5 instant film back from the grave. “New55 FILM ended operations on December 31, 2017,” reads the startup’s website in a message titled “New55 Ends Operations.

This post isn't necessarily meant to talk down to photographers; specifically the ones who have only joined in the past few years, but more about giving a little bit of sage advice from a calm standpoint.

We’re told that a new line of EF ILC video oriented camera capable of 4K is coming from Canon in 2018. We’re told that it won’t fall under the Cinema EOS banner. We’ve seen patents related to such a camera in the recent past, but this is the first time a known source has mentioned Read more...

Less than 24 hours left to help us build a better Phoblographer through this survey. Just a reminder about filling out our survey. Here’s the deal: In 2009, when I started this website, I knew where I wanted the website to be in 10 years, but I didn’t know exactly how it would get there.

Niagara falls are a spectacular place to visit at any time of year, however in winter, especially seriously cold winters like North America is currently experiencing, they are truly a breathtaking sight.

A few weeks ago Rich visited the factory in Chonburi, Thailand, where the Sony A9 is manufactured. He learnt a lot about the factory and how the A9 is built, and was even allowed to film some of the production line.

This is a guest post from Per Kylberg Best tools for the post process of digital photos – an overview Per Kylberg Heavily debated and a frustration to many – here is a walk-through of the best alternatives.

2018 is going to be a crucial year for the following reasons: 1) It’s Photokina year 2) Canon and Nikon will launch their Full Frame mirrorless system cameras So far Sony had no direct competition in their mirrorless segment and this “advantage” will be gone within 2018.

The new Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO TTL With R2 Pro Transmitter for Sony has been announced and is available for preorder at Adorama (Click here). New A7rIII accessories: First2savvv Grip Vertical Shoot Hand Grip QR Quick Release L Plate at Amazon.

The Sony A7rIII is finally in Stock via Amazon itself (Click here). it is also in Stock at Focuscamera with additional free SF-G 64GB card. And Manny Oritz tested the $5,700 Canon 200mm f/2. 0 performance on the new A7rIII: Sony A7RIII eye autofocus with Canon L series lenses – Does it work? Check out here:
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For budding photographers who are just starting out with portraiture, finding models to practice with can be a challenge. Not all of us are blessed with good-looking friends or big funds to hire models from agencies.

Daido Moriyama has long been an iconic figure in the realm of street photography. He was noted for his depiction of the breakdown of traditional values during post-war Japan. Today, he's revered for his gritty black and white photographs that present a distinct perspective about Tokyo.

It appears that Canon continues to research image stabilization in tilt-shift lenses. Are we possibly going to see more tilt-shift lenses in the future with IS? Or are we a ways away and likely won’t see such a thing until the next updates in a decade or so.

Less than 24 hours left to help us build a better Phoblographer through this survey. Just a reminder about filling out our survey. Here’s the deal: In 2009, when I started this website, I knew where I wanted the website to be in 10 years, but I didn’t know exactly how it would get there.

This is the first image of the soon to be announced new Loxia 25mm f/2. 4 lens! The lens will be announced soon. Price is yet not known. What do you think is this a lens for you? List of current Zeiss Loxia lenses at .

Meika just announced their new MK-A9 Pro Battery Grip for the Sony A9 and A7rIII. You can preorder it now at Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon UK. It will ship starting from January 31. Click further to see the full presentation page: http://www.

It took Sony 4. 5 years to launch a new APS-C E-mount lens. Back in August 27 of the year 2013 Sony announced the 16-70mm Zeiss and the 18-105mm. Note: We had a Sony Cine lens for APS-C but this is not a mainstream APS-C lens for photographers.

Another notable photographer is being accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. This time it’s photographer Thomas Roma, and his accusers are former students at Columbia University, where he served as a professor and the director of the photography program.

Something cool has once again emerged from the depths of ebay. A couple of rare Reflex-Nikkor 2000mm f/11 mirror lenses, which should be of interest to vintage photography gear collectors, have been listed by sellers from Japan and the Netherlands.

Canon seems to be very active lately in filing patents, from the obscure to the downright vague, as the CanonWatch blog has found. A few weeks ago, we got word that Canon has filed a patent for a 400mm f/5.

For many photographers, Leica cameras are already among the most expensive gear to have today. When you pair a critically acclaimed model from the 1980s with a rare Parisian portrait lens, you'll have a vintage match made for a super rich photographer.

How does the image quality of a top-of-the-line smartphone camera stack up against a top-of-the-line professional camera these days? Photographer Tyler Stalman decided to find out by pitting a Google Pixel 2 smartphone against a $20,000 Hasselblad medium format camera in the 8-minute video above.

Ever wanted to venture into making timelapses but don't know where to begin? This video tutorial by VIC VideopIC has some 10 tips that should help you get started with this exciting genre, or allow you to create better ones if you think you can do better.

As the adage goes, the best camera is the one that you have with you and these days that is most likely your phone most of the time. That said, many of you are likely hesitant to use your phone or rely on it for pictures because of the poor quality phone cameras used to provide.

In the previous years, travel photos, destinations, and scenes that effectively say "Carpe Diem" seemed to be all the rage in photography, and even design to some extent. This year, however, Adobe has noticed a rising trend in the work, inspirations, and lifestyles of today's artists and creatives: silence and solitude.

If you're a fan of the film Ricoh cameras, then you'll probably be all over the Ricoh GR-E. Awhile back we reviewed a little known camera *CLEAR SARCASM SLAPPING YOU IN THE FACE RIGHT HERE* called the Ricoh GR II.

Adrian Cook is a wet plate collodion photographer based in Sydney, Australia. The Guardian made this 7-minute video in which Cook talks about his background and walks through the wet plate collodion process by shooting a photo of Sydney Harbor.

This is a piece that I've been putting off, writing, rewriting, and reformatting in my head for the past year. Why? Well, it's a personal story and I personally needed to grow more as a photographer and a person to really tell is and relate the feeling that I've got about an issue that's still plaguing memory keepers everywhere: preservation.

Niagara falls are a spectacular place to visit at any time of year, however in winter, especially seriously cold winters like North America is currently experiencing, they are truly a breathtaking sight.

7artisans launched two new APS-C E-mount lenses: 35mm f/1.2 APS-C E-mount at Amazon US. 12mm f/2.8 APS-C E-mount at Amazon US.
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First a weird note: Amazon lists the action camera in the system camera category. According to Amazon system camera sales ranking (Click here) the A7rIII is best Sony selling camera. And as usual also the A6000 sales are very strong.

During my review of the Manfrotto BeFree Compact Travel Aluminum Alloy Tripod, I started to wonder more and more why photographers actually need tripods these days. I mean, just think about it: cameras and lenses have image stabilization in them these days.

Dronestagram is a community that gathers photographers worldwide, who’s in love with drone photography, into one place to share their passion. Receiving thousands of shots daily, this site allows everyone to share their images and see the best works of other like-minded people.

This image shows the new 18-135mm lens on the left, followed by the 16-70mm Zeiss and than the 18-105mm lens. via Camerasize There is yet not a single review or hands-on of the new Sony E 18-135mm f/3.

We’re told that the Canon EOS 7D Mark III, which will be Canon’s first APS-C 4K camera, will have a slight crop when shooting in 4K. As for frame rates, do not expect anything more than 30fps in 4K, and 60fps in 1080P.

The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 is the brand's highest-end stills-oriented camera, sitting beside the video-oriented Lumix DC-GH5 at the top of the product lineup. The GH-series has long held a positive reputation with pro-video shooters but Panasonic hasn't seen the likes of the GH5 resonate as well with the stills crowd.

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On September 21st, 2017, a DJI Phantom 4 camera drone flying recreationally near Brooklyn, New York, collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. The chopper received a 1. 5-inch dent on one of its main rotor blades, but it was able to land safely.

If you’re just getting started in studio portrait light, here’s a 12-minute video that may be helpful to you. Photographer Antti Karppinen shares 7 of the most common lighting mistakes done in studio portraits, and he teaches how you can avoid each one.

Kodak announced at CES in January 2016 that it would be bringing back the famous Super 8 camera as a film camera with digital features. Now, two years later, Kodak has just released the first footage captured with the camera in the 1-minute video above.

Sony has released firmware version 2. 00 for its flagship a9 mirrorless camera. The most notable improvements are to continuous AF, with the company claiming enhanced performance while tracking as well as more stability when zooming.

Portrait Mode on the Google Pixel 2
Google's Pixel 2 comes with one of the best-rated smartphone cameras in the world, and is one of very few single-lens devices to offer a background-blurring, fake bokeh portrait mode.

Nokishita has gotten their hands on two lens photos that have Canon users buzzing this morning. Just days after Yongnuo announced its (probably very cheap) YN 14mm F2. 8 for Canon, Samyang/Rokinon are reportedly preparing to do you one better by releasing its own AF 14mm F2.

There are plenty of stories of people finding old camera films and finding images on them. Photographer Daniel Keating recently got his hands on something a bit different: a 100-year-old bottle of Rodinal black-and-white film developer.

Sony’s latest mirrorless cameras are much improved when it comes to shooting with adapted lenses from other manufacturers. To test just how well it works, photographer Manny Ortiz got his hands on a $5,700 Canon 200mm f/2.

Seagate has just announced the LaCie DJI Copilot, a portable hard drive for photographers and videographers who use camera drones. The device features a 2TB drive, as well as an integrated screen for viewing the drive's available capacity, the status of any data transfers that are underway, and how much power remains on the device's built-in battery.

Ah, the joys of dealing with difficult clients as a wedding photographer. A dissatisfied newlywed couple in Hong Kong recently sent their wedding photographer a giant 30-page document to point out flaws in bad photos they had received.

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The brilliant photographer Christopher Herwig was the first to be interested in the numerous Soviet-era buses of architecture buses. Following the success of his first book Soviet Bus Stops, he decided to continue exploring the more remote areas of Georgia, Russia and Ukraine to find and photograph his unique bus stops for his new collection in the Soviet Bus Stops Volume 2.

Mukundimages is Bhopal (India) based premium studio, well known for Newborn and kids photography. Anoop kumar chadoker is associate professor in pharmaceutical science and photographer inspired by his elder son Mukund.

Google's Arts & Culture app was first launched in 2016, offering "virtual access" to some of the most famous art collections in the world, and many stories about arts and culture from around the world.

Oops. Godox recently leaked its own strobe light—a new model called the AD600 Pro—via a product listing published briefly on its website. That product listing has since been pulled and no official announcement has been made, though a version of the light sold under the Flashpoint name is already up for preorder on Adorama for $900 USD as of this writing.

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Until recently, metalenses—flat 'lenses' that can focus light using nanopillars on their surface—were a cool-but-limited area of study when it came to photography.

Want to improve your selection game in Photoshop? Here’s an 8-minute video from PiXimperfect that points out some “secret” sliders in Adobe Photoshop that will help you to make fast and smooth selections.

Bill Stockland and Maureen Martel, founders of the photo-representation agency Stockland Martel, have announced that the agency permanently closed on December 31st, 2017.
The famed agency was founded in 1983 in New York City, where it went on to represent some of the most notable photographers of the last three decades, including Walter Iooss, Art Streiber, Lauren Greenfield, Nadav Kander, and many others.

“If you have someone that you think is the one,” the comedian Bill Murray once said, “don’t just sort of think in your ordinary mind, ‘Okay, let’s make a date. Let’s plan this and make a party and get married.

Hi, I'm Lillian- I'm a young artist trying to bring my own daydreams to life while merging two mediums. Realizing early on that I really don't have an affinity for realism, I've been developing my own photography editing style through a lot of trial and error.

Lately, the photography sphere has been inundated, not with the gazillions of photos everyone is talking about, but with article after article proclaiming that photography is dead/over/irrelevant/trash.